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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Thakurnagar}}<br />
| native_name = <br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| image = Thakurnagar railway station (3).jpg<br />
| image_caption = Thakurnagar railway station Platform Board<br />
| address = [[Thakurnagar]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.924662|N|88.777850|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|9|m|ft}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| line = [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]<br />
| distance = 72&nbsp;km<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 2<br />
| train_operators = [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]], [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| bus_routes = None<br />
| bus_stands = None<br />
| bus_operators = Closed<br />
| other = <br />
| ADA = <br />
| architect = <br />
| bicycle = Available<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| parking = Available<br />
| structure = At grade<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = TKNR<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}<br />
}}<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functional<br />
| closed = <br />
| former = <br />
| original = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| website = www.indianrailway.gov.in<br />
| opened = 1956<br />
| rebuilt = 2007<br />
| electrified = 1972<br />
| passengers = <br />
| mpassengers = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Gobardanga|next= Chandpara|line= Eastern |branch= [[Dum Dum–Bangaon branch line]]|type=Sealdah|type2=Bangaon Junction}}<br />
| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Thakurnagar<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| route_map = {{Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Thakurnagar railway station''' is a small railway station in [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]. Its code is '''TKNR'''. It serves [[Thakurnagar]] town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is very much well sheltered<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/9234|title=TKNR/Thakurnagar| website=India Rail Info}}</ref> This railway station is 63&nbsp;km from [[Sealdah railway station]] on the [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line|Sealdah–Bangaon branch line]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Thakurnagar is a busy railway station. In 2009 the railway station was sanctioned as model station. Thakurnagar railway station is located on [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]. Link between [[Dum Dum]] to [[Khulna]] now in [[Bangladesh]], via [[Bangaon]] was constructed by [[Bengal Central Railway Company]] in 1882–84.<ref name=history>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title =The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian | publisher=Rail India | access-date = 28 August 2017 }}</ref> The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 28 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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{{Routemap<br />
| title = Thakurnagar track layout<br />
|title-bg=<br />
| legend = track<br />
| collapsible = no<br />
| map =<br />
vCONTgfa<br />
cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon Junction]]<br />
cBS\vSTR\cBS<br />
cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stnlnk|Sealdah}}<br />
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| bottom = <div style="width:10em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div><br />
}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|<br />
* [[North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
* [[Indian Railways]]<br />
* [[Sealdah railway station]]<br />
* [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line]]<br />
* [[Bangaon Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Transport in West Bengal]]<br />
* [[List of railway stations in India]]<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Wikivoyage|Rail travel in India}}<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/9234 Thakurnagar Station Map]<br />
*{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Thakurnagar/@22.9248224,88.7773898,374m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x39f8b4b806ed5ad5:0xc1fb244c0f336699!8m2!3d22.9246227!4d88.7776583|title=Thakurnagar Railway station}}<br />
* [https://poschimbongo.com/thakurnagar-station-will-be-renamed-amit-shah/ Thakurnagar station name will be renamed says Amit Shah]<br />
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{{commons category|Thakurnagar railway station}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br />
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}<br />
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[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
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